All State aid is unlawful unless it has been approved by the European Commission or falls under the General Block Exemption Regulation.
Approval is likely to be gained if proposed aid schemes comply with the guidelines the Commission uses to assess new schemes. Read Scope to award State aid for more information.
Public authorities in Scotland - including the Scottish Government, the Enterprise Networks and the Local Authorities - have Commission approvals in place to award aid in various areas of activity at their discretion. This section gives information about these schemes, including UK-wide schemes (administered by the Department for Business, Industry and skills (BIS) who lead on State aid) which are operational in Scotland
Contact the State Aid Unit if you require information on any scheme or if your plans do not fall under one of the schemes here, so we can advise you further.
Use the menu on the right hand side of this page to find out about approved schemes in Scotland.